Oscar (Academy Award) Nominations

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
78th Annual Academy Awards Nominations

Best Picture
Good Night and Good Luck
Brokeback Mountain
Munich
Capote
Crash

Achievement in Directing
George Clooney Good Night, And Good Luck.
Bennett Miller Capote
Ang Lee Brokeback Mountain
Steven Spielberg Munich
Paul Haggis Crash

Best Actor
Joaquin Phoenix Walk the Line
Heath Ledger Brokeback Mountain
Philip Seymour Hoffman Capote
David Strathairn Good Night, And Good Luck.
Terrence Howard Hustle & Flow

Best Actress
Charlize Theron North Country
Felicity Huffman Transamerica
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line
Judi Dench Mrs. Henderson Presents
Keira Knightley Pride and Prejudice

Best Supporting Actor
William Hurt A History of Violence
George Clooney Syriana
Paul Giamatti Cinderella Man
Matt Dillon Crash
Jake Gyllenhaal Brokeback Mountain

Best Supporting Actress
Frances McDormand North Country
Michelle Williams Brokeback Mountain
Amy Adams Junebug
Rachel Weisz The Constant Gardener
Catherine Keener Capote

Best Adapted Screenplay
Josh Olson A History of Violence
Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana Brokeback Mountain
Dan Futterman Capote
Jeffrey Caine The Constant Gardener
Tony Kushner and Eric Roth Munich

Best Film Editing
Mike Hill and Dan Hanley Cinderella Man
Claire Simpson The Constant Gardener
Hughes Winborne Crash
Michael Kahn Munich
Michael McCusker Walk the Line

Best Documentary Feature
March of the Penguins
Darwin's Nightmare
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room
Murderball
Street Fight

Achievement in Costume Design
Gabriella Pescucci Charlie & the Chocolate Factory
Colleen Atwood Memoirs of a Geisha
Sandy Powell Mrs. Henderson Presents
Jacqueline Durran Pride and Prejudice
Arianne Phillips Walk the Line

Achievement in Makeup
Howard Berger and Tami Lane The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
David Leroy Anderson and Lance Anderson Cinderella Man
Dave Elsey and Nikki Gooley Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Best Animated Feature Film
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride
Howl's Moving Castle

Best Visual Effects
Dean Wright, Bill Westenhofer, Jim Berney and Scott Farrar The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Joe Letteri, Brian Van't Hul, Christian Rivers and Richard Taylor King Kong
Dennis Muren, Pablo Helman, Randy Dutra and Daniel Sudick War of the Worlds

Best Live-Action Short Film
Ausreisser (The Runaway)
Cashback
The Last Farm
Our Time Is Up
Six Shooter

Best Animated Short Film
Badgered
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello
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One Man Band

Best Original Screenplay
Stephen Gaghan Syriana
Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco Crash
George Clooney and Grant Heslov Good Night, And Good Luck.
Woody Allen Match Point
Noah Baumbach The Squid and the Whale

Best Foreign-Language Film
Paradise Now (Palestine)
Joyeux Noel (France)
Tsotsi (South Africa)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (Germany)
Don't Tell (Italy)

Best Original Song
'In the Deep' - Music by Kathleen 'Bird' York and Michael Becker; Lyrics by Kathleen 'Bird' York Crash
'Hard Out Here for a Pimp' - Music & Lyrics by Jordan Houston, Cedric Coleman and Paul Beauregard Hustle & Flow
'Travelin' Thru' - Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton Transamerica

Best Original Score
John Williams Memoirs of a Geisha
Gustavo Santaolalla Brokeback Mountain
Alberto Iglesias The Constant Gardener
Dario Marianelli Pride and Prejudice
John Williams Munich

Best Documentary Short
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
God Sleeps in Rwanda
The Mushroom Club
A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin

Achievement in Sound Editing
Richard King War of the Worlds
Mike Hopkins and Ethan Van der Ryn King Kong
Wylie Stateman Memoirs of a Geisha

Achievement in Sound Mixing
Christopher Boyes, Michael Semanick, Michael Hedges and Hammond Peek King Kong
Terry Porter, Dean A. Zupancic and Tony Johnson The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
Kevin O'Connell, Greg P. Russell, Rick Kline and John Pritchett Memoirs of a Geisha
Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill and Peter F. Kurland Walk the Line
Andy Nelson, Anna Behlmer and Ronald Judkins War of the Worlds

Achievement in Cinematography
Wally Pfister Batman Begins
Rodrigo Prieto Brokeback Mountain
Robert Elswit Good Night, And Good Luck.
Dion Beebe Memoirs of a Geisha
Emmanuel Lubezki The New World

Best Art Direction
Art Direction: Jim Bissell; Set Decoration: Jan Pascale Good Night, And Good Luck.
Art Direction: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Art Direction: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Dan Hennah and Simon Bright King Kong
Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gretchen Rau Memoirs of a Geisha
Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer Pride and Prejudice